Kyoto Arashiyama Chopstick Making Workshop

A memorable and must-do experience

The chopstick-making class was one of our favorite activities in Japan! In advance, we received a message from our guide with specific directions where to find the workshop, including a map link and directions on where to find the studio. When we arrived, our guide Megumi helped us to our station...

Fun making personalized chopsticks

The experience was amazing and it was very affordable. Everyone there was friendly and helpful. This was one of my favorite things to have done in Japan, a pleasant surprise and I would do it again. It didn't take long but wasn't too short. Treated our 10 yr old great, she had an awesome time as ...

Adorable, wholesome find

It’s such an intimate small place where you get lots of options for wood and engraving. Our instructor, Sanji, was very encouraging and helped us make our chopsticks our own. It’s a quick activity that is great with friends and family, and only costs 1000 yen (although you can also pay for extras...

Wonderful experience in Arashyama

A wonderful experience of about one hour with my family, children of 7 and 9 years old. The responsible of the activity was very responsive and helped us to manage a problem with the reservation and the rescheduling of the activities. Our teacher, Ayako, was nice and attentive in explanation, hel...

A "cherished family experience" making our own chopsticks

What an amazing experience for a family of 5 who use chopsticks on a regular basis. The opportunity to make our own and engrave them on our trip to Japan was an experience we did not want to miss. Angelia was a wonderful, patient and thoughtful guide throughout the entire process - from selecting...

Lovely experience in Kyoto!

The experience was great, everything was interesting and the explanations and guide of Leo and Angelia were absolutely precious. Nice people, nice activity and overall a lovely experience in Kyoto!

So much fun, a great souvenir to bring home!

Who knew how much fun it would be to make chopsticks, the price was affordable, and good selection of wood was included or for a bit extra you can choose your own wood selection. The workspace was bright and roomy not at all crowded due to the booking system and the staff especially our host Megu...

Great workshop

We had a great experience this morning. I was able to book last minute and our family of 4 (2 adults 2 teens) thoroughly enjoyed the hour it took to make our chopsticks. The staff are lovely and knowledgeable. Thank you, Ms. Angelia and Ms. Sheena, from our international family.

Perfect

Thank you so much Edo, the tour was wonderful and very interesting.